Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Babergh
Town
Elmsett
County
Suffolk
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Messrs G. Maile & Son Ltd (Builder)
Mr. E. Saunders of Ipswich (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 July 1920
    Attended by: Sir Coutenay Warner
  • Rededicated
    Date: 23 July 1952
    Attended by: Unknown
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11 July 1920
    Attended by: Canon W. T. Farmiloe
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4338

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Current location

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Saint Peter Church
Manor Road
Elmsett
Babergh
Suffolk
IP7 6PJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 05883 47207
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Single plaque added to take SWWC names at a later date.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / (Names) / "The souls of the righteous are in the hands of God" / 1939 - 1945 / PARISHIONERS KILLED IN ELMSETT / BY ENEMY ACTION MAY 12TH 1941 / (Names)//
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barber, Emma
Barber, Frederick William
Carter, Mary Ann
Churchyard, Anna
Cobbold, William
Dodd, Elizabeth
Hiskey, Alfred
Horace Lancelot, Beaumont
Keeble, Herbert John
Keeble, John
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, middle name, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, middle name, surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 128omm, width 740mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £22 - 16 - 9D F
Memorial: £29 - 10 - 0D S

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Parish council
Reference
  • Account of unveiling: East Anglian Daily times, 17 July 1920

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